A trade name , trading name , or business name is a pseudonym used by companies that do not operate under their registered company name. The term for this type of alternative name is fictitious business name . Registering the fictitious name with a relevant government body is often required.
99-611: First Greater Western , trading as Great Western Railway ( GWR ), is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that provides services in the Greater Western franchise area. It manages 197 stations and its trains call at over 270. GWR operates long-distance inter-city services along the Great Western Main Line to and from the West of England and South Wales , inter-city services from London to
198-559: A 48-hour strike from 06:00 on 19 January 2017. Further industrial action was suspended by the RMT following the January strike as a result of an improvement in ongoing negotiations between the RMT, GWR and Servest UK. The dispute was formally resolved in July 2017, as RMT members voted in favour of accepting a new pay deal. In April 2021, cracks were discovered in the yaw damper brackets (part of
297-420: A DBA must be registered with a local or state government, or both, depending on the jurisdiction. For example, California, Texas and Virginia require a DBA to be registered with each county (or independent city in the case of Virginia) where the owner does business. Maryland and Colorado have DBAs registered with a state agency. Virginia also requires corporations and LLCs to file a copy of their registration with
396-467: A DBA statement, though names including the first and last name of the owner may be accepted. This also reduces the possibility of two local businesses operating under the same name, although some jurisdictions do not provide exclusivity for a name, or may allow more than one party to register the same name. Note, though, that this is not a substitute for filing a trademark application. A DBA filing carries no legal weight in establishing trademark rights. In
495-602: A background of ongoing rail strikes on a national level. The RMT ballotted Servest UK workers employed on an outsourcing contract to GWR as cleaners; the ballot passed in favour of strike action by 98%. A disruptive transfer period in the outsourcing contract, from Mitie to Servest UK, had resulted in what the RMT referred to as the creation of a "two-tier workforce" amongst cleaners at GWR, with an inequality in pay and working conditions between cleaners employed directly by GWR and those outsourced to Servest UK. Two 24-hour strikes were held from 06:00 on 16 and 23 December, followed by
594-593: A car park, but will be remodelled as terminating platforms for services to London Paddington. To achieve rail access to the existing old platforms, the Bristol power box, opened in 1970 and controlling 114 route miles of track, will need to be decommissioned and demolished. Bristol Parkway had a new third platform (Platform 4) completed in 2007 to provide a new platform for trains departing to London and Birmingham and to make services more reliable between London and south Wales . A new fourth platform has been built on
693-476: A contract, invoice, or cheque, they must also add the legal name of the business. Numbered companies will very often operate as something other than their legal name, which is unrecognizable to the public. In Chile , a trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Ireland , businesses are legally required to register business names where these differ from
792-426: A cycle path. There will be improvements that will provide capacity for at least four extra trains in each direction every hour. The station received: These plans provide for the future Crossrail and possible Airtrack services at Reading station, building a railway that will be fit for at least the next thirty years. Also, the improvements will allow six new freight trains each day – this could take around 300 lorries
891-712: A day off the roads. While much of the work was carried out in 2010, trains to Devon and Cornwall ran from London Waterloo instead of Paddington, using the South Western Main Line via Basingstoke then the West of England Main Line and Wessex Main Lines . Trains to Bristol, South Wales and Cheltenham were diverted via the Chiltern Main Line (from London to Banbury) where they reversed and returned via Oxford to Didcot Parkway, South Oxfordshire to re-adopt
990-1262: A dispute over pay and working conditions. Great Western Railway operates routes west of London including those towards south west England such as Wiltshire , Bristol , Cornwall , Gloucestershire , as well as Oxfordshire , Berkshire , Hereford and South Wales . The following is a simplified list of regular off-peak weekday service from the June 2024 timetables. 7 trains per day continue to Carmarthen mainly calling at Llanelli and Pembrey & Burry Port . 1 train every 2 hours continues towards Weston-super-Mare , calling at Nailsea and Backwell , Yatton and Worle . Some trains continue to Paignton or Plymouth , calling at various intermediate stations. Alternates with services between London Paddington and Penzance to provide an hourly service on this route Alternates with services between London Paddington and Plymouth to provide an hourly service between those stations Certain trains terminate at Worcester while others continue to Hereford calling at Colwall and Ledbury . One train per day continues to Worcester Shrub Hill calling at Ashchurch for Tewkesbury . Great Western Railway's named passenger trains include: Great Western Railway
1089-644: A fleet of Class 165 and Class 166 units from First Great Western Link, and a fleet of Class 150 , Class 153 and Class 158 units from Wessex Trains. The fleet of 57 Class 800 trains from the Hitachi A-train family is used to operate most of GWR's long-distance services between London and destinations such as Swindon , Chippenham , Bath Spa , Bristol Temple Meads , Newport , Cardiff Central , Swansea , Carmarthen , Cheltenham Spa , Oxford , Worcester Shrub Hill and Hereford . Introduced between autumn 2017 and spring 2019, these gradually replaced
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#17327767589751188-430: A new multi-story car park and a new bus station will be developed outside, replacing the existing Newport bus station . The new north and south concourses opened on 13 September 2010. The development was criticised by Rail columnist Barry Doe for being at the wrong end of the station, having a leaking roof, a lack of seating and generally poor design. Extra platform capacity at Cardiff Central will be introduced in
1287-696: A revised seating layout. This refurbishment started in September 2016. The Class 166 "Networker Turbo" is a three-coach DMU, similar to the Class 165 units but with an internal layout more suitable for longer-distance services. They are now mostly based at St Philip's Marsh depot in Bristol, where they currently work on most of the lines in the area including the Wessex Main Line , Severn Beach line , Heart of Wessex Line , Golden Valley line and Bristol to Taunton line . The Class 387 "Electrostar"
1386-475: A series of 12 commissionings, Invensys Rail would re-lock the existing Reading Station and Spur interlockings to three new WESTLOCK interlocking units, re-control the remaining 18 relay interlockings, and move signalling and telecommunications control from Reading Station to the new Thames Valley Signalling Centre at Didcot. The work was due to be completed in December 2010. The Thames Valley signalling centre
1485-472: A similar programme. GWR's High Speed Train fleet were refurbished by Bombardier in Derby and Ilford between 2006 and 2008, with leather seats introduced in first class, redesigned toilets, a redesigned buffet, and at-seat power points . The company opted for mainly airline seats , giving more seats per train. Trading name In a number of countries, the phrase " trading as " (abbreviated to t/a )
1584-434: A simpler name rather than using their formal and often lengthier name. Trade names are also used when a preferred name cannot be registered, often because it may already be registered or is too similar to a name that is already registered. Using one or more fictitious business names does not create additional separate legal entities. The distinction between a registered legal name and a fictitious business name, or trade name,
1683-642: A successful trial by Angel Trains and FGW in 2004, two power cars received new MTU engines while two received new Paxman VP185s , fitted by Brush Traction of Loughborough . The MTU engine proved the better option, both for reliability and for emissions, resulting in FGW, Brush and Angel Trains starting the HST Modernisation programme. The last power cars to be re-engineered were released in April 2008, while several other companies' HSTs have now all undergone
1782-413: A trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Brazil , a trade name is known as a nome fantasia ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called razão social (social name). In some Canadian jurisdictions , such as Ontario , when a businessperson writes a trade name on
1881-404: A train to check the installation. The system was expected to be able to install 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) of electrification in an eight-hour shift. The vehicles were supplied by German firm Windhoff . In its initial survey, Network Rail identified 113 structures – mainly bridges and tunnels – which required modernisation. In subsequent surveys this increased to 137. The largest structure,
1980-534: A tri-mode Class 802 in 2022 fitted with batteries in an attempt to reduce emissions when entering and leaving stations. Four Class 57/6 locomotives have hauled the Night Riviera sleeper services since 2004 when they replaced Class 47s . Due to poor availability of the 57/6s, Direct Rail Services (DRS) Class 57/3s have been hired from Direct Rail Services . in 2023, former DRS 57312 was placed on permanent lease with GWR. The Class 165 "Networker Turbo"
2079-862: Is a four-coach EMU built by Bombardier, with a 2+2 seating layout, tables, power sockets and free Wi-Fi. It can be operated in four, eight- and twelve-coach formations. The class began to enter service in September 2016 on weekday peak services between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington, using the overhead electrical equipment used by Heathrow Express . Services using the class were extended to Maidenhead in May 2017 and later to Didcot Parkway, and from Reading to Newbury. Bombardier Transportation at Ilford Depot had modified twelve of these trains by December 2020, installing new first-class seating, Wi-Fi, luggage racks and on-board entertainment, to be used on Heathrow Express services. Rebranded as " Heathrow Express ", and refurbished with Heathrow Express moquette, they replaced
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#17327767589752178-689: Is a two- or three-coach DMU used on shorter-distance services in the Thames Valley area, with the majority based at Reading Traction Maintenance Depot . They are mainly used on branches such as the Greenford branch line , Slough–Windsor & Eton line , Marlow branch line and Henley branch line . They are also used on services between Reading and Basingstoke, Didcot Parkway and Oxford or Banbury and sometimes services between London and Oxford. Some are (and eventually all will be) based at St Philip's Marsh depot in Bristol, where they work on most of
2277-594: Is because of the deferment of the electrification project. Despite the initial limit of 125 mph, the increased acceleration and operational efficiency are expected to decrease the journey time from London to Bristol Temple Meads by 22 minutes. These new trains bring an estimated 15% increased capacity during the morning peak hours. The bi-mode trains will allow inter-city services to operate from London directly to locations in South Wales and South West England, to which electrification does not extend under
2376-523: Is called a razón social . Great Western Main Line upgrade In the 2010s Network Rail modernised the Great Western Main Line , the South Wales Main Line , and other associated lines. The modernisation plans were announced at separate times but their implementation overlapped in the 2010s. The work included electrification , resignalling , new rolling stock and station upgrades. The programme began in June 2010 and at that time
2475-680: Is designed to allow Adjacent Line Operation (ALO) where works can be carried out while trains operate on adjacent tracks. The HOPS has five sections, each of which handles a different aspect of the installation – these can be coupled together to work as one unit, or separated to work independently. The train will be maintained at the High Output Operations Base (HOOB) in Swindon , on the site of former sidings. HOPS will mix and lay 30 m (1,100 cu ft) of concrete per night, and all equipment and personnel will arrive at
2574-498: Is important because fictitious business names do not always identify the entity that is legally responsible . Legal agreements (such as contracts ) are normally made using the registered legal name of the business. If a corporation fails to consistently adhere to such important legal formalities like using its registered legal name in contracts, it may be subject to piercing of the corporate veil . In English , trade names are generally treated as proper nouns . In Argentina ,
2673-550: Is now the only major UK rail operator with restaurant cars . These operate on certain West Country and Wales trains to or from London Paddington. They are available to first-class and standard-class passengers, though only first-class passengers may make advance reservations, and they have priority over seats in the restaurant. Meals in the restaurant car are not included in the price of rail tickets. GWR has first class on all its long-distance high-speed services. First class on
2772-493: Is provided on all services. Many services on long-distance and regional routes have specific seat reservations. An at-seat trolley service is scheduled to operate on most IET services, with a trolley in each portion of a ten-coach train. This is different from the HSTs, which had buffet counters branded as 'Express Cafes'. In July 2018, a disabled woman was threatened by Great Western Railway staff with police action and removal from
2871-499: Is used to designate a trade name. In the United States , the phrase " doing business as " (abbreviated to DBA , dba , d.b.a. , or d/b/a ) is used, among others, such as assumed business name or fictitious business name . In Canada , " operating as " (abbreviated to o/a ) and " trading as " are used, although " doing business as " is also sometimes used. A company typically uses a trade name to conduct business using
2970-795: The ATP (Automatic Train Protection) warning system was under trial. In response to that incident, it became a requirement for all First Great Western trains to be fitted with ATP. When the Department for Transport wrote the specification for the new trains for the IEP in November 2007, it was stated that the Great Western Main Line would be upgraded to ERTMS / ETCS level 2 in-cab signalling and trackside infrastructure. Some or all of
3069-414: The Hitachi A-train family. The "Intercity 125" trains, now operating in shortened formations on services around Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth are one of the fastest trains on the network with the ability to operate at up to 125 mph (201 km/h). The new AT300 units have a top speed of 125 mph but will be capable of 140 mph (225 km/h) with minor modifications. The upgrading of
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3168-491: The Hitachi Super Express trains could reduce journey times from London Paddington to Swansea by 19 minutes. In an effort to minimise disruption during the electrification works, Network Rail developed new "factory engineering trains" to facilitate the process of installing overhead lines. There are three types of train: the first train to install pylons, followed by a train to hang the wires and finally
3267-646: The Newport area, Cardiff and Port Talbot West. The first phase of the Newport Area remodelling and resignalling began in 2009 and was expected to be completed by the end of 2010. The first phase covered the line between Patchway and Marshfield to the west of Newport. A new South Wales Control Centre, built on the eastern end of Canton Depot in Cardiff, opened in Spring 2009. When the Newport Area resignalling
3366-595: The Severn Tunnel , has good clearances and is relatively easy to electrify. After the 2010 UK general election in May 2010, the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition placed all major government capital expenditure, including the Great Western electrification scheme on hold pending a return-on-investment review. In November 2010, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond gave the go-ahead for
3465-466: The United Kingdom , there is no filing requirement for a "business name", defined as "any name under which someone carries on business" that, for a company or limited liability partnership, "is not its registered name", but there are requirements for disclosure of the owner's true name and some restrictions on the use of certain names. A minority of U.S. states, including Washington , still use
3564-710: The West Country via the Reading–Taunton line , and the Night Riviera sleeper service between London and Penzance . It provides outer-suburban services in West London; commuter services from its London terminus at London Paddington to the Thames Valley region, including parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire , and Oxfordshire ; and regional services throughout the West of England and South Wales to
3663-644: The 1970s Plymouth PSB, and the 1960s PSB at Gloucester as well as substantial semaphore signalling in Cornwall. The first phase of a £400M, ten-year resignalling scheme in South Wales by Network Rail was carried out on a 22-mile (35 km) stretch between Port Talbot and Bridgend (termed Port Talbot East) in 2006 and 2007. The works provided a new turnback facility in both directions at Port Talbot Parkway if required. The renewals replaced an old British Railways Western Region NX panel installation, dating from 1963. Further signalling renewals were programmed for
3762-529: The 387 units replacing the 165 and 166 units on these services, services which previously locally from Paddington to Oxford now operate short to Didcot Parkway due to the electrification not running on the Cherwell Valley Line between Didcot and Oxford. It was originally planned that Class 365 Networker trains, electric versions of the Class 165/166s previously operated by Govia Thameslink Railway , would cascade from Great Northern services to
3861-556: The Castle sets, slam door 2+4 sets known as 'Classic' sets were used until the end of 2019. Until 2017, GWR operated the vast majority of its long-distance services with a fleet of 58 InterCity 125 High Speed Train sets, each consisting of eight Mark 3 coaches sandwiched between two Class 43 locomotives. GWR operated the largest InterCity 125 fleet, owning five sets outright; the rest were leased from Angel Trains and Porterbrook . From 2009 to 2012 (when Class 180s were reintroduced on
3960-732: The Cotswold line) all the company's intercity services were worked by HSTs except the Night Riviera sleeper service between London Paddington and Penzance. From late 2017, following the completion of electrification from Hayes & Harlington to the west of England, intercity services gradually became operated by Class 800 IETs, although a few peak services remained operated by HSTs until early 2019. GWR continued to use HSTs on services to Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance until May 2019, when they were all withdrawn in favour of Class 802 units. The youngest Class 43 locomotive dated from 1982. After
4059-501: The DfT replaced the franchise agreement with a direct award contract that expires on 25 June 2028, with an option to extend for a further three years. GWR is one of several train operators impacted by the 2022–2024 United Kingdom railway strikes , which are the first national rail strikes in the UK for three decades. Its workers are amongst those who are participating in industrial action due to
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4158-532: The Elizabeth Line when opened in 2022, runs in part on the Great Western line. It has 70 Class 345 trains which are formed of 9 carriages and can carry 1,500 passengers. These electric multiple units can achieve speeds of up to 90 mph (140 km/h) on the surface sections of the route and up to 60 mph (97 km/h) in the tunnels. These trains were built by Bombardier Transportation at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works . Several stations along
4257-604: The Great Western (along with the Liverpool-Manchester line ), it represented the first big rail electrification project in the UK for 20 years. The South Wales Main Line section of the GWML was set to be the first electrified cross-country railway line in Wales. The plan to upgrade the rolling stock on the Great Western was included in the IEP announced in 2007, a Department for Transport (DfT) led initiative to replace
4356-427: The Great Western Main Line. As of February 2015, the regeneration and modernisation of Reading Station is complete. The station now has 15 platforms, each serving their own specialist destination and purpose. The new platforms allow more frequent trains to run through Reading and allow more passengers to join longer trains. The entire Reading Redevelopment project will be completed by 2017. An improvement programme for
4455-414: The Great Western are undergoing redevelopment or have recently been upgraded to cope with growing passenger numbers and to ease rail traffic congestion. Bristol Temple Meads will be expanded into Digby Wyatt's 1870s extension to the original train shed, built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1840 as the terminus for the Great Western Main Line. This part of the 'Old Station' building is currently in use as
4554-553: The Great Western between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads in a first phase, then electrifying the rest of the line between Swindon and Swansea at a later date. However, in July 2009, the Department of Transport under the then Labour Government (in the run-up to the 2010 general election ), announced that there would be a £1bn programme to electrify the whole of the Great Western from London to Swansea as well as to Bristol Temple Meads. The Labour government claimed that
4653-416: The Great Western, Great Western Link and Wessex Trains franchises were combined into a new Greater Western franchise. FirstGroup, National Express and Stagecoach were shortlisted to bid for it. On 13 December 2005, it was announced that FirstGroup had won the franchise. Originally, First planned to subdivide its services into three categories based on routes. Following feedback from staff and stakeholders,
4752-481: The IETs includes fabric reclining seating with tables at every seat, as well as an at-seat service provided by a customer host on most journeys. Unlike the previous HSTs, the IETs do not have leather first-class seating due to fire regulations. Like the HSTs, there are power sockets and USB charging points at every seat. There is Wi-Fi throughout the first class-carriages, which GWR describes as 'upgraded'. Standard class
4851-695: The South coast of England. Great Western Railway also operates the Heathrow Express service. The company began operating in February 1996 as Great Western Trains , as part of the privatisation of British Rail . In December 1998, it became First Great Western after FirstGroup bought out its partners' shares in Great Western Holdings . In April 2006, First Great Western, First Great Western Link and Wessex Trains were combined into
4950-418: The Thames Valley, but this did not go ahead as planned and the units remained in operation with Govia Thameslink until their withdrawal in 2021. The 387 units replacing the 165 and 166 units has allowed most of the units to be transferred to St Philip's Marsh depot for use on services in the Bristol and South West area (see Bristol Metro scheme below). The western section of Crossrail, which became known as
5049-418: The U.S., trademark rights are acquired by use in commerce, but there can be substantial benefits to filing a trademark application. Sole proprietors are the most common users of DBAs. Sole proprietors are individual business owners who run their businesses themselves. Since most people in these circumstances use a business name other than their own name, it is often necessary for them to get DBAs. Generally,
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#17327767589755148-467: The ageing fleet of InterCity 125 and InterCity 225 train sets then in use on much of the UK rail network. Passenger timetables introduced electric running from Paddington to Didcot in January 2018, and to Swindon and as far west as Bristol Parkway in January 2019. The same month saw electric services between Reading and Newbury. Electric running to Newport commenced in December 2019 and to Cardiff in January 2020. The Cardiff to Swansea electrification
5247-486: The autumn". The report stated that costs had tripled from the £874M original estimate to £2.8bn, and was £1.2bn higher than the estimate made a year ago. The main part of the programme will go ahead as planned and should be delivered by March 2019, but the Cardiff to Swansea section will be delayed, to some time between 2019 and 2024. Revised dates for the completion of electrification work were published in early 2016, with electrification to Cardiff via Bristol Parkway, and
5346-405: The benefits through a longer-term franchise." By not taking up the option to extend its original franchise contract for a further three years, FirstGroup avoided having to pay £826.6 million to the government; it received extra subsidies totalling £133 million from the government in 2010. In March 2012, Arriva , FirstGroup, National Express and Stagecoach were shortlisted to bid for
5445-539: The connection to Newbury planned by December 2018; the branch to Oxford from Didcot by June 2019; and the branch to Bristol Temple Meads from Wootton Bassett sometime between February 2019 and April 2020. In November 2016, the government announced that electrification work on the sections from Oxford to Didcot Parkway, Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads, Thingley Junction (near Chippenham ) to Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads, and branches lines to Henley and Windsor had been indefinitely deferred. For Oxford and Bristol,
5544-484: The conventional at-grade crossing of the 'Mains' lines via points, with the aim of alleviating delays due to slow-moving freight services passing through the station. By 2014 the total cost had risen to more than £800M. As well as the reconfiguration of the track, the terminal platforms for services to/from London Waterloo will be altered and the Cow Lane bridge under the tracks has been made two-way and now includes
5643-534: The county or city to be registered with the State Corporation Commission. DBA statements are often used in conjunction with a franchise . The franchisee will have a legal name under which it may sue and be sued, but will conduct business under the franchiser's brand name (which the public would recognize). A typical real-world example can be found in a well-known pricing mistake case, Donovan v. RRL Corp. , 26 Cal. 4th 261 (2001), where
5742-584: The current electrification proposals, like Carmarthen , Worcester , Gloucester , Cheltenham and the regions to the southwest of Bristol and Newbury. Majority of the fleet are Class 800 units deferred from the Intercity Express Programme which run alongside the Class 802 units, which are essentially a more powerful variant of the Class 800 which are able to cope better with the gradients in Devon and Cornwall. New servicing facilities for
5841-499: The decision was taken to re-brand and re-livery all services as 'First Great Western'. In May 2011, FirstGroup announced that it had decided not to take up the option to extend its franchise beyond the end of March 2013. It stated that, in the light of the £1 billion plan to electrify the Great Western route from London via Bristol to Cardiff, it wished to try to negotiate a longer-term deal. CEO Tim O'Toole said: "We believe we are best placed to manage these projects and capture
5940-611: The deferral was due to imminent resignalling and remodelling of the existing track layout. In July 2017, it was announced that the Cardiff-Swansea electrification project had been cancelled and that bi-mode trains would be used on the route. The Great Western Main Line was equipped with colour light signalling common to the rest of the United Kingdom. At the time of the Ladbroke Grove rail crash (1999),
6039-399: The end of 2024, ending their services with GWR in Devon and Cornwall and replaced with Class 175s . All power cars being retained will have new nameplates, named after castles from across the area that GWR serve. The sets are progressively being fitted with automatic doors and controlled emission toilets, to allow their operation beyond 2020, at Doncaster Works . Due to a delay in refurbishing
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#17327767589756138-587: The end of July 2028. The new franchise would include the introduction of new Intercity Express Trains , capacity enhancements and smart ticketing . The award of the franchise was again delayed in October 2012, while the Department for Transport (DfT) reviewed the way rail franchises were awarded. In January 2013, the government announced that the current competition for the franchise had been aborted, and that FirstGroup's contract had been extended until October 2013. A two-year franchise extension until September 2015
6237-411: The existing Class 332 , entering service on 29 December 2020. In 2023 3 units were cascaded to Great Northern . Great Western Railway retained 24 power cars and 48 carriages from its former High Speed Train fleet to form 12 'Castle' 2+4 sets. They are branded as Class 255 sets and are for use on multiple services between Plymouth and Penzance. There is a consensus that the sets shall be withdrawn at
6336-532: The expected passenger traffic associated with the 2010 Ryder Cup . A new passenger bridge and two new terminal buildings were constructed, with each platform being served by a lift. The new bridge is clad in ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), the material which protects the Eden Project in Cornwall , despite which the roof initially gave problems with leaking. The new development at the station includes
6435-409: The forecourt of Didcot Parkway began in September 2012 and ran for two years. Features included: In 2018, a new multi-storey car park was built at Didcot Parkway, on the site of the original car park. It provides 1800 spaces to cater for the station's role as a park and ride facility for the surrounding area. In 2009, an upgrade to Newport station was started to enable the station to cope with
6534-472: The form of a new bay platform (platform 5) for services between Cardiff and Maesteg along the GWML and one new through platform to the south of the station (platform 8) for the Cardiff urban services to cater for up to 16 trains per hour. This will bring the number of platforms from 7 to 10. Redevelopment of Cardiff Central bus station outside the railway station commenced in 2008. Between 2009 and 2015,
6633-541: The incident should not have happened and "No one travelling with us should be left feeling like this". In 2015, the imminent arrival of the new Class 800 trains provoked a series of strikes by the RMT union over who has the right to control the doors. First Great Western wanted to replace conductors with driver-only operation (DOO); however, following several discussions it was agreed to keep conductors on all IET services. Another strike took place in early December 2016 amidst
6732-410: The investment would pay for itself over a 40-year period. The scheme announced by the government on 23 July 2009 stated that "work will begin immediately on the electrification of the Great Western Main Line between London, Reading , Oxford , Newbury , Bristol , Cardiff and Swansea, to be completed within eight years" (2016/2017). The proposed electrified route included: Estimates showed that
6831-402: The law is to protect the public from fraud, by compelling the business owner to first file or register his fictitious business name with the county clerk, and then making a further public record of it by publishing it in a newspaper. Several other states, such as Illinois , require print notices as well. In Uruguay , a trade name is known as a nombre fantasía , and the legal name of business
6930-570: The lifting pads and yaw dampers so that more trains could be returned to service. A further six Class 387 units were loaned from Govia Thameslink Railway in July 2021 and used in a common pool with GWR's existing 387/1 fleet, being surplus to requirements while the Gatwick Express service was suspended. Great Western Railway inherited a fleet of InterCity 125 sets ( Class 43 power cars and Mark 3 Coaches ) and Class 57 locomotives and Mark 3 sleeper coaches from BR. In 2006, it inherited
7029-544: The lines from Oxford via Didcot to London and Newbury to London to be electrified in the next six years. Extension from Didcot to Swindon, Bath, Bristol and to South Wales would be dependent on a further assessment due in 2011 of the costs and implementation requirements of the IEP. On 1 March 2011, Hammond announced that rail electrification from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central would go ahead. The section linking Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads would also be electrified. In March 2012, Amey plc
7128-572: The lines in the area including the Severn Beach line , Heart of Wessex Line , Golden Valley line and Bristol to Exeter line . From summer 2018, they are due to run on Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour services too. In response to its Remedial Plan Notice, First Great Western undertook a more thorough refurbishment of the Thames Turbo fleet than originally planned: the trains were to be fitted with improved lighting, carpets, toilets, and
7227-461: The named defendant, RRL Corporation, was a Lexus car dealership doing business as " Lexus of Westminster ", but remaining a separate legal entity from Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. . In California , filing a DBA statement also requires that a notice of the fictitious name be published in local newspapers for some set period of time to inform the public of the owner's intent to operate under an assumed name . The intention of
7326-715: The new Greater Western franchise and brought under the First Great Western brand. The company adopted its current name and a new livery in September 2015 to coincide with the start of a contract that was subsequently extended to run until June 2028. As part of the privatisation of British Rail , the Great Western InterCity franchise was awarded by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising to Great Western Holdings in December 1995, and it began operations on 4 February 1996. Great Western Holdings
7425-867: The new fleet have been developed at the London North Pole Depot , the Filton Triangle rail depot in Stoke Gifford and at Maliphant sidings in Swansea. Thames Valley commuter services from London Paddington to Reading and Didcot Parkway are all operated by a fleet of 33 Class 387 four-car 110 mph (177 km/h) trains, having replaced the majority of the Class 165 ‘Networker Turbo’ two or three-car DMUs and Class 166 ‘Networker Turbo Express’ three-car DMUs which are capable of operating at 90 mph (145 km/h). Due to
7524-466: The new franchise. The winner was expected to be announced in December 2012, with the new franchisee taking over in April 2013. But it was announced in July 2012 that the franchise would be extended, due to the late issue of the invitation to tender (ITT). The ITT ran from the end of July until October 2012. The winner would have been announced in March 2013, and taken on the franchise from 21 July 2013 until
7623-455: The older InterCity 125 sets. On 28 April 2021, six Class 800s were withdrawn from service due to cracks being found during maintenance and were sent to Hitachi for inspection. Long-distance services between London and destinations in the west of the GWR network (such as Paignton , Newquay , Plymouth and Penzance ) are mostly operated using the fleet of 36 Class 802 trains, the first of which
7722-550: The resignalling work would be carried out alongside the electrification work. Signalling Solutions would resignal the 12 miles from Paddington to West Drayton , including the Airport branch, as part of the Crossrail project. In November 2008, Westinghouse (subsequently known as Invensys Rail, and now part of Siemens Rail Automation) was awarded a £20m contract for a 30-month programme of signalling enabling work. Over
7821-520: The scope of the project. However, the Marlow electrification has been postponed for the foreseeable future due to difficulties at Bourne End. The new NR Series 1 overhead line equipment, designed and manufactured by Furrer+Frey, is a TSI compliant OLE design specified to allow multiple pantograph operation at 140 mph (230 km/h) operation and is being installed using Amey plc 's High Output Plant System (HOPS) and other conventional techniques. This
7920-607: The signalling on the Great Western to in-cab signalling is one pre-requisite to allow the new trains to run at the higher speed. In the 2010 GWML RUS, Network Rail stated that linespeeds in excess of 125 mph west of Reading would be "reviewed in line with electrification and resignalling opportunities as ERTMS becomes deployed across the RUS area" after Control Period 4 (2014–2019). The new AT300 units now used on Great Western inter-city services are bi-modal units that are capable of running on lines with and without overhead wires. This
8019-704: The site on board. The HOPS train was operational by 2014, but had not reached full productivity due to teething problems . By 2015, completion of the electrification project had been delayed, reportedly 1 year behind schedule, with completion expected in 2017. Costs of the electrification were reported to have tripled from an estimated £640M to £1.74bn. In June 2015, the International Railway Journal reported: "Britain's secretary of state for transport, Mr Patrick McLoughlin has asked Sir Peter Hendy to review Network Rail's 2014–2019 capital investment programme, known as CP5 , and report back in
8118-465: The south side of the station. On 10 September 2008, Network Rail unveiled a £400M regeneration and reconfiguration of Reading station and surrounding track, incorporating an overpass to the west of the station; with freight and passenger trains able to transit from the Reading to Taunton Line and Reading to Basingstoke Line to the 'Relief' lines via an underpass beneath the 'Mains' lines, replacing
8217-459: The surname(s) of the sole trader or partners, or the legal name of a company. The Companies Registration Office publishes a searchable register of such business names. In Japan , the word yagō ( 屋号 ) is used. In Colonial Nigeria , certain tribes had members that used a variety of trading names to conduct business with the Europeans. Two examples were King Perekule VII of Bonny , who
8316-859: The suspension system) of Class 800 and 802 InterCity Express Trains (IET). Eight trains were withdrawn from service and an investigation started into the cause. On 8 May, all these trains and similar ones operated by other companies were taken out of service. Cracks had now been found in the lifting pads (a component fixed near the bogie ) and it was feared that if these were to fall off they may cause injury or derailment. The only IET units that were permitted to operate were those which had been carefully inspected and found to have no significant cracks. This meant that most of GWR's 93 units were unavailable which led to significant disruption to long-distance services. Class 387 units operated additional services from London Paddington to Didcot Parkway which were later extended to Swindon and Bristol Parkway after approval
8415-469: The term trade name to refer to "doing business as" (DBA) names. In most U.S. states now, however, DBAs are officially referred to using other terms. Almost half of the states, including New York and Oregon , use the terms assumed business name or assumed name ; nearly as many, including Pennsylvania , use the term fictitious name . For consumer protection purposes, many U.S. jurisdictions require businesses operating with fictitious names to file
8514-417: The train she was travelling in, for using a disabled space for her mobility scooter. Canadian-born comedian Tanyalee Davis , who has a form of dwarfism, said she was humiliated when a Great Western Railway conductor made an announcement that she was "causing problems" which had delayed the train. The incident occurred after a woman travelling with a young child demanded that Davis make way for her pram. GWR said
8613-485: Was agreed in October 2013, and subsequently extended until March 2019. A further extension to April 2019 was granted in March 2015. The refurbishment of first-class carriages in 2014 included interiors that featured a new GWR logo, with no First branding. The whole company was rebranded Great Western Railway (GWR) on 20 September 2015, with the introduction of a green livery in recognition of the former Great Western Railway which existed between 1835 and 1947. The new livery
8712-576: Was awarded a £700 million contract to undertake the electrification works. In July 2012, the UK Government announced that the final portion of the Great Western from Cardiff to Swansea would be electrified. In addition, as part of the Electric Spine project, the line between Reading and Basingstoke would also be electrified at 25kV AC OHL. The overhead electrification of the branches to Henley, Marlow and Windsor were also added to
8811-606: Was completed in 2011, the Newport signalbox would be closed. Control would pass to the South Wales Control Centre for other parts of the South Wales network as resignalling progressed. Until May 2019, services from London Paddington to South West England and South Wales were served by Class 43 "InterCity 125" train sets. The Intercity 125 trains were built between 1975 and 1982 and due to their age were replaced by Class 800 and Class 802 "AT300" units from
8910-479: Was confirmed that the new trains would be built as 'bi-mode' Class 800s instead, meaning they can run on either diesel power or electric overhead wire. At the start of the 21st century, the Great Western Main Line and the Midland Main Line were the last of the major main line routes in the UK using diesel as the main source of locomotive power. When the announcement was made in July 2009 to electrify
9009-445: Was due to end in 2017. The project was completed in 2020, allowing electric services to run between London Paddington and Cardiff . The project had several delays. Four sections were deferred indefinitely: The Cardiff to Swansea electrification was cancelled in 2017. Under the Intercity Express Programme (IEP), 21 electric Class 801 trains were ordered as replacements for the ageing InterCity 125 diesels. In May 2016 it
9108-407: Was formally abandoned in 2017. As of 2023, the electrification of Didcot to Oxford has yet to happen, after being delayed until track modification and station remodelling at Oxford. Prior to 2009, the only electrified portion of the Great Western was between London Paddington and Airport Junction (west of Hayes and Harlington ). This portion is equipped with a 25 kV AC overhead system which
9207-427: Was given for them to operate in service on this route. Three additional 387 units were loaned from c2c and were modified to work with GWR's fleet, mostly on services to Newbury . CrossCountry operated a service on behalf of GWR from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads and the few available 800 and 802, were concentrated on services west of Swindon and to Plymouth . Plans were agreed on 13 May to increase inspections of
9306-466: Was implemented in 1997 in readiness for the Heathrow Express service commencing in early 1998. Electrification was extended from Airport Junction to Maidenhead under the Crossrail scheme. Further electrification west of Maidenhead was announced by the DfT separately, though the work west of Airport Junction (to take Crossrail to Maidenhead) and west of Maidenhead is likely to be undertaken as one scheme. The UK government first considered electrifying
9405-406: Was introduced on 20 August 2018. These trains are almost identical to the Class 800 trains, except they have a higher engine operating power—700 kW (940 hp) per engine as opposed to 560 kW (750 hp)—and are fitted with larger fuel tanks to cope with the gradients and extended running in diesel mode on the long unelectrified stretches in Devon and Cornwall. Hitachi planned to test
9504-489: Was introduced when HST interiors were refurbished, and on sleeper carriages and Class 57/6 locomotives. In May 2018, TfL Rail – which later became the Elizabeth line – took over services from Paddington to Hayes & Harlington , and then some stopping services to Reading in December 2019. becoming part of the Elizabeth line service. In March 2020, the DfT awarded a further extension to 31 March 2023. In June 2022,
9603-553: Was known as Captain Pepple in trade matters, and King Jubo Jubogha of Opobo , who bore the pseudonym Captain Jaja . Both Pepple and Jaja would bequeath their trade names to their royal descendants as official surnames upon their deaths. In Singapore , there is no filing requirement for a "trading as" name, but there are requirements for disclosure of the underlying business or company's registered name and unique entity number. In
9702-752: Was owned by some former British Rail managers (51%), FirstBus (24.5%) and 3i (24.5%). In March 1998, FirstGroup bought out its partners' stakes to give it 100% ownership. In December 1998, the franchise was rebranded First Great Western. On 1 April 2004, First Great Western Link began operating the Thames Trains franchise. It ran local services from Paddington to Slough , Henley-on-Thames , Reading , Didcot Parkway , Oxford , Newbury , Bedwyn , Worcester Shrub Hill , Hereford , Banbury and Stratford-upon-Avon . It also operated services from Reading to Gatwick Airport (via Guildford and Dorking ), and from Reading to Basingstoke . On 1 April 2006,
9801-401: Was to eventually replace older signalling control in the entire English Western region. The London area was due to switch over at the end of 2011, followed by the old Slough PSB ( Power Signal Box ) area. Attention would then be given to abolishing Oxford, Swindon A, Bristol PSBs and the 1990s Swindon B IECC . This would be followed by the elimination of the 1980s PSBs at Westbury and Exeter, and
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